Salazar Praises South Florida’s Historically Low Crime Rate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) spoke before the House Small Business Committee in favor of the tough-on-crime policies that have produced historically low crime rates in Miami and South Fl

Small businesses and Main Street America are negatively impacted by rising crime rates and the policies that produce them. A safe community is essential for our small businesses to earn their slice of the American Dream

“The problem that small business owners are facing is not so much that we don’t have good laws on the books, but that our judicial partners are not fulfilling their part of the bargain,” said Rep. Salazar. “South Florida is experiencing a 50-year low in crime rates. We’re doing something right in Florida that apparently some other states are not.”

Members of the House Small Business Committee were invited to speak with police chiefs and small businesses owners from across the country about how they see crime affecting their communities and how legislators at the federal level can hel

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, crime is at a 50-year low in the State of Florida. Data from Miami-Dade County specifically shows a 12% reduction in forceable sex offenses, 7% reduction in burglary, and a 5% reduction in motor vehicle thefts from the first half of 2022 to the first half of 2023.

Congresswoman Salazar will continue to fight for small businesses and the safety of our communities at the federal level. 

Check out some of the other work Rep. Salazar is doing for Main Street Miami at salazar.house.gov!

To watch my full line of questioning, click HERE.

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